Microgaming has long been dominant within online slot gaming, and it’s nice to see a title that demonstrates why. In Forbidden Throne, beautifully-animated stacked wilds lead to epic wins worthy of the game’s grand scale, even if game play itself is rather basic. Graphics are outstanding here, but there’s more to this slot than meets the eye.
Theme
This game follows in the footsteps of the epic fantasy series, such as Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings. Each of the five reels has its own stacked wild symbol, each with its own unique animation sequence, including a fierce warrior, a pegasus, a fiery bird of prey, a mighty citadel, and a scantily-clad sorceress. Gaming symbols include mystical-looking gemstones, a variety of ornate helmets and shields, spellbooks, wild symbols bearing the title of the game, and orb scatter symbols. The background features rolling, misty hills straight out of a Romantic-era painting, which transforms into a red marble throne room in bonus play. The soundtrack is elegant and subtle. It’s clear that neither expense nor attention to detail has been spared on the part of Microgaming: this is an exceptionally beautiful game.
Betting Options and Functions
For all its outstanding design, gameplay is quite traditional here. There are five reels, three lines, 40 paylines, and a bet size ranging all the way from .40 to 200 times the betting currency. On each base play spin, one or more wild reels is guaranteed to appear, vastly increasing the chances of a win. This feature has a downside, however, as those wins are likely to be small in magnitude, even in cases of four or five of a kind.
Features
For more substantial wins, bonus play must be unlocked. In this case, three, four, or five scatter symbols allow the player to “claim the throne” and launch ten, twenty, or thirty free spins, depending on the number of scatter symbols on the reels. Though there is no additional win multiplier within bonus play, two (or more) out of the five reels are guaranteed to be wild, and seeing more than two wild reels is by no means rare. Since multiple paylines can hit at once in this slot, this is the way to achieve the largest wins the game has to offer. What’s more, free spins can be re-triggered during bonus play, making continued free spins an achievable and extremely lucrative outcome.
Our Take
There is no question that Forbidden Throne is among the most beautiful slots to be released recently, just as there is no question that Microgaming is so successful for a good reason. The graphic design is elegantly conceived, well executed, and wonderful to behold. It would have been nice to see some of this attention to detail go towards more thought-provoking elements in the gameplay itself, but perhaps it’s foolish to ask for all elements to be outstanding within one game. While the gameplay is unlikely to hold players rapt by itself, the design is strong enough to make this title an all-time favorite for some and a delightful diversion for others.
Slot data and features
- 5Reels
- 40Pay lines
- $2,500.00Max cash jackpot
- 96.01Payout Percent
- YesWild Symbol
- NoMultiplier
- $0.4 - $200Betting Range
- 0.01 - 0.5Coin bet range
- 10Coins per line
- NoProgressive
- 5000Max coins jackpot
- 400Max coins
- YesScatter Symbol
- YesFree spins available
- NoBonus Game
- NoBuy feature
- Fantasy , Medieval Game theme
- Medium Volatility
